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mischance
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mis·chance  (ms-chns)
n.
1. An unfortunate occurrence; a mishap.
2. Bad luck.

mischance
Noun
1. bad luck
2. an unlucky event or accident
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mischancemischance - an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate; "if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all"
fortune, hazard, luck, chance - an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance"
2.mischance - an instance of misfortune
accident - an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
near miss - an accidental collision that is narrowly avoided
derailment - an accident in which a train runs off its track
ground loop - a sharp uncontrollable turn made by an airplane while moving along the ground
misfortune, bad luck - unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
puncture - loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object
trip, slip - an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills"
crash - (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative; "the crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since"
Translations

mischance [mɪsˈtʃɑːns] ndesgracia, mala suerte f;
by (some) mischance → por (alguna) desgracia
mischance [mɪsˈtʃɑːns] nmalchance f;
by (some) mischance → par malheur
mischance [mɪsˈtʃɑːns] nunglücklicher Zufall m
mischance [mɪsˈtʃɑːns] n by (some) mischance → per sfortuna

mischance
n mischance [misˈtʃaːns]
(a piece of) bad luck. ongelukسوء حَظлош късметsmůlauheldder Unfallατυχίαdesgracia, mala suerteäpardusبد شانسیepäonnimalchanceמַזָל בִּישबदकिस्मतीnesreća, nezgodabalszerencsekemalanganóheppnidisavventura, sfortuna不運불행, 불운nelaimė, nesėkmėneveiksmenasib malangwanbofulykke, uhellpechazarghinionневезениеsmolasmolanesrećan slučajmissöde, oturโชคร้ายtalihsizlik不幸невдача; нещасний випадокبدقسمتیsự bất hạnh

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